Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

एवं तस्य प्रभावेण तीर्थस्य द्विजसत्तमाः । गच्छमानेषु लोकेषु सुखेन त्रिदिवालयम्

Transliteration

evaṃ tasya prabhāveṇa tīrthasya dvijasattamāḥ | gacchamāneṣu lokeṣu sukhena tridivālayam

Translation

Ainsi, ô le meilleur des deux-fois-nés, par la puissance même de ce tīrtha sacré, les êtres quittent ce monde et atteignent aisément la demeure céleste.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (thus/in this way)

• तस्य: of that (tīrtha)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रभावेण: by the power
• प्रभावेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• तीर्थस्य: of the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तमाः: O best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dvijānāṃ sattamāḥ = best among the twice-born)

• गच्छमानेषु: in (the) going/moving
• गच्छमानेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying लोकेषु)

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); बहुवचन

• सुखेन: with ease
• सुखेन: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Karaṇa (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental of manner: “with ease”)

• त्रिदिवालयम्: the abode of heaven
• त्रिदिवालयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (tridivasya ālayaḥ = abode of heaven)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completing snāna and stepping out with folded hands; above, a luminous path opens toward a celestial city, suggesting ‘sukhena’ ascent guided by unseen devas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctifying power can grant an easy, auspicious passage to higher worlds when approached with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter’s focus is the Hāṭakeśvara-associated tīrtha (Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/tīrtha) in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; the verse emphasizes the general prabhāva (efficacy) of the tīrtha.